Chapter 8: Hypocritical Villain, Poison Flows Injure the Body
Xu Ziliang looked up, and immediately flew into a rage.
"Jia Ren, you still have the face to come back! Betraying your comrades, deserting in the heat of battle, wait for the school discipline department to deal with you!"
Across from him, Jia Ren spread his hands and gave a bitter smile, "At that time, I really was going to save someone, I apologize to you, Xu."
"I'm also willing to accept the school discipline's decision!"
After he said that and bowed his head, Xu Ziliang didn't know what to say for a moment.
Jia Ren raised his head and looked at Chu Feng with a gentle smile, "I see this classmate is severely injured. Fortunately, I'm free right now, so let me take you to the school infirmary for treatment!"
Looking at the man smiling so warmly in front of him, Chu Feng frowned.
He always felt this man was a bit like Yue Buqun from the novels of his previous world, emanating a stench of hypocrisy.
This guy definitely didn't seem like a good person!
He chuckled while patting Wang Erbao's shoulder, "No trouble is needed from the teacher, I just heard Director Wang Weiguo's voice, he's not far ahead."
He patted Wang Erbao, "This is the nephew of Director Wang.
"With his backing, asking Director Wang to treat my wounds would be like taking candy from a baby!"
Wang Erbao didn't understand why Chu Feng was bringing him up since they weren't unfamiliar, but he still straightened his chest in cooperation.
Posing as if to say "I've got someone powerful behind me, impressive, right?"
"Is that so..." Jia Ren frowned, realizing things were not as simple as he had planned.
If it implicated Wang Weiguo's nephew... then life might become troublesome in the future.
Not only did the Wang Family have strong ties within the Academy Alliance, but Wang Weiguo himself was a retired officer of the Demon Exorcism Corps, with countless comrades throughout the north and south.
Provoking someone from the Wang Family was no different from stirring up a hornet's nest, even attempting to flee wouldn't be peaceful hereafter.
Looking at Jia Ren standing in thought, Chu Feng smiled and said, "If Teacher Jia has nothing else, please go and save other students, there are probably many classmates who are injured."
Jia Ren waved his hand, "I will go right away after a while, but there is something I want to ask Classmate Chu right now."
His eyes were filled with longing as he stared intently into Chu Feng's eyes, earnestly and quickly saying,
"I saw from a distance that the demon corpses you touched all changed as if life force had been siphoned from them.
"You are also well-known as a genius in the school, could this be the secret behind your consistently top-ranked cultivation speed?
"Moreover, you just managed to single-handedly kill two Soldier Level demons.
"But why were you able to unleash such incredible power during the fight, even your physique grew significantly, enough to be likened to that of a demon?
"Thinking of the demon corpses that lost all their life force under your hands, I venture to guess.
"You possess a secret technique to extract life force to accelerate cultivation and enhance combat power!
"Now, there's something I want to ask of you—"
"Share that secret technique with me!
"I really need this secret technique!
"Ten years ago, I suffered a severe injury fighting for the Human Race on the battlefield, damaging my meridians and acupoints.
"All the doctors said my meridians 'died,' deprived of life force, completely solidified, so there's little hope for any further progress in martial arts.
"Perhaps, with a massive amount of life force nourishment, there's a slim chance of recovery!
"But where can I get so much life force?"
"Unable to repair my injuries, I could only practice day and night without any meaning, with no possibility of improvement!"
"The agony of making no progress was driving me insane, do you know what it feels like for an ambitious person to become a worthless being!"
"It wasn't until today, when I saw what you were doing, that I suddenly realized it was possible to extract life force from other... demons to nourish the body!"
"But I don't have a method to extract it, so I really need that secret technique, I need life force to moisten my solidified meridians!"
"I beg classmate Chu Feng to share it with me, I'm willing to purchase it for a high price!"
Chu Feng's expression darkened slightly, damn, he's after my golden finger!
Wang Erbao immediately replied, "What secret technique? That's Chu Feng's talent!"
Jia Ren's face showed disappointment, and he became somewhat agitated, "What kind of talent can there be in the Human Race!
"Why won't you share it out? Do you know how many people get injured every year, and because they can't be treated, they end up like me, rendered useless?
"What we lack the most is life force, an opportunity to heal ourselves!
"If it were shared, it could strengthen the entire Human Race. Why does classmate Chu Feng insist on zealously guarding his technique?"
Xu Ziliang was livid, pointing at Jia Ren, his fingers trembling:
"Shameless! No matter how nicely you put it, what you are doing now is still coercion!
"If you really wanted to talk, you wouldn't have ambushed us here while we're weak but would have waited until after these matters were settled to discuss properly!
"Choosing such a time to block our path clearly shows you think we can't fight back, which is why you dare to jump out!
"Deserting in the face of battle, seizing by opportunism, you are simply a disgrace to martial artists!"
Jia Ren frowned slightly, not bothering with Xu Ziliang.
After a moment of silence, Chu Feng spoke softly, "Teacher Jia, you are mistaken, I don't have any such secret technique, hence I can't share anything with you."
He silently thought 'open panel' and looked at the 'Essence' attribute with a 1 (7), starting to add points.
This Jia Ren guy would even betray his teammates on the battlefield, right in front of their faces, to say nothing of selling out his own kind from the Human Race, which is considered an act of betrayal.
And now he's openly blocking their way.
If he can't get any secret technique, he might very well kill them to silence them.
Seeing how close to madness he is now, it was very likely he would do such a thing.
Therefore, he immediately started to add the remaining attribute points to himself, to ensure he had the ability to resist.
Who knew that when adding up to 6 (12) a prompt popped up: [The highest attribute cannot exceed the lowest attribute by more than 10 points.]
His heart sank slightly, he quickly did the math, his face looking somewhat unpleasant:
With 15 attribute points, under the rules, he could only raise his physique to 10 (16).
Could these attributes prevail over the Jia Ren before him?
Chu Feng doubted it, while hating even more the person responsible for causing the situation to collapse, exposing his last resort and leaving him weakened.
'Make time to ask for his name, draw him three times a day!'
But no matter what, he had to fight now. He couldn't just stand there waiting to be captured, hoping the enemy would interrogate him and, by a stroke of mercy, let him go.
Given Jia Ren's shameless behavior, whether he got what he wanted or not, in the end, he would likely slap him dead!
Grinding his teeth, Chu Feng's heart bled as he watched the fresh 15 attribute points disappear like water being thrown away.
Heartache instantly turned into a resolve to kill!
'Coveting my golden finger, taking advantage of my weakness to rob... Jia Ren, I will make you pay the price!'
Thus, the panel attributes became:
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Character: Chu Feng
Martial Path Realm: [Martial Disciple - Yunfu Phase]
Assignable Attribute Points: [0]↓
Attributes:
Essence: 10 (16)
Qi: 5 (7)
Spirit: 3 (7)
(Others omitted)
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Indeed, the smile on Jia Ren's face slowly faded away, and he said coldly,
"If you won't admit it, I will have to invite Classmate Chu to a quiet place to have a good talk.
"I believe there's nothing in this world that can't be..."
"Can't be your ass!" Wang Erbao roared, cutting off Jia Ren's words and drawing his knife to chop at him:
"Like a mangy dog, you down-and-out wretch, wait until I get out and summon Dark Blossoms to take your dog head!"
The other three companions also brandished their weapons and surrounded him.
But they had already expended a great deal of energy in the previous battles, each carrying injuries, and were a whole major realm below Jia Ren.
How could they be his match?
"The courage is commendable!" Jia Ren sneered, and without using a weapon, he sent them flying with a slap each.
When facing Wang Erbao, perhaps wary of Wang Weiguo's influence,
he merely knocked him over, took his long knife away, and nonchalantly snapped it in half and tossed it aside.
As for the others, he showed no mercy, sending them flying with blood spewing out with a slap each!
Seeing the three good kids lying on the ground, continuously vomiting blood, Xu Ziliang's eyes turned red.
For the first time, the normally gentle and refined man cursed, "Jia Ren, you illegitimate son without an anus to bear children!"
Jia Ren's face darkened, and he kicked Xu Ziliang, who was still staggering, sending him flying and unable to get up:
"If it weren't for the fact that we were once comrades, I would tear your mouth apart right now!"
Chu Feng, weakly leaning against the wall, watched as Jia Ren slowly approached and, with a calm expression, scoffed,
"Comrades, and you leave the demons to him and run away with your tail between your legs?
"Who wants to be comrades with you, that's truly eight lifetimes of bad luck!"
Jia Ren sneered and reached out to grab Chu Feng's shoulder, "Quite the smooth talker, really good with words!
"Wait a bit, and I'm particularly eager to see if your mouth is still as tough... bastard!"
"Bang!"
Jia Ren felt a chill in his heart, and the hand he stretched out suddenly changed direction, blocking the groin kick that was like lightning from underneath!
A surge of tremendous force erupted where Chu Feng and Jia Ren clashed, numbing the latter's palm.
Chu Feng's face darkened:
'No good, 10 points of strength can't suppress this bastard...
'And who knows what realm, what attributes he's at now!'
Jia Ren's face twisted with ferocity, "Good kid, still have some strength left, lucky I was prepared for you!"
With that, he instantly changed moves, and Chu Feng immediately followed, unleashing martial technique after martial technique.
The two fought in close quarters, exchanging blows like a storm, with the sound of combat relentless in their ears.
You jab, I punch, aiming exclusively for the enemy's eyes, throat, heart, chest center, flanks, groin, and other vital areas.
Each move was incredibly ruthless!
"Mad Dog Chu, kill him for me!"
"Chu Feng, if there's a chance, just kill him. I'll vouch for you; this is eliminating a Human Race traitor!"
"Come on, Big Brother Chu!"
Chu Feng's formidable performance left Xu Ziliang and the four Wang Erbaos dumbstruck while also kindling a glimmer of hope in their hearts:
If someone as awesome as Chu Feng could once again create a legend!
But sadly, Chu Feng's weakness ultimately dragged him down.
Even though he used fingers as swords and palms as knives, desperately executing all the swordsmanship and sword techniques he knew, in his severely injured state, all aspects of his attributes were completely suppressed by Jia Ren.
In the end, he was still trapped in a difficult defensive position.
Moreover, when it came to martial techniques, he only knew two lower grade Human Rank martial arts, so how could he gain the upper hand against Jia Ren, a seasoned teacher?
After holding out for fifty moves, Jia Ren found an opening and struck him hard in the chest!
"Pff!"
Chu Feng was sent flying far, crashing to the ground fiercely, a mouthful of old blood spewing out, feeling as if his chest and abdomen were being sliced by knives, the pain unceasing!
It seemed as if a vicious power was whirling around his chest and abdomen, ceaselessly slicing his organs, making his body shiver and inducing more blood to vomit.
Chu Feng, propping himself up by his elbow, clenched his fists tightly, his fingernails digging deeply into his palms, and amid bursts of agony, blood seeped out from his fists.
His forehead's veins bulged, his eyes reddened as he glared at the triumphant Jia Ren, hate boiling in his heart:
'Strength! If I had great strength, in the earlier plight, I could've easily eradicated those demons!
'And I wouldn't have been forced to use my trump card, falling into weakness, being taken advantage of by such a sneaky bastard!
'If I can get through this ordeal successfully, I must become stronger.
'Next time I encounter people like him, I want to be able to smash their heads with one punch!
'I want to have even greater strength!'
Xu Ziliang lay helplessly not far away, appearing almost crazed, blood foaming from his mouth as he shouted hoarsely:
"Bastard!
"The Demon Exorcism Corps taught you the Poison Flow Palm to fight against demons, and you use it to attack students, to destroy the future of the Human Race!
"You will not die a good death, Jia Ren! You will suffer divine retribution!"
Jia Ren stepped forward, laughing out loud with a crazed face, "When I get that secret technique and head to other regions, what can you do to me?
"Divine retribution, hahaha, in this damn world, if there were a god, there wouldn't be terrifying things like demons!
"I wouldn't have been injured by demons, becoming a cultivation waste who hasn't advanced in ten years!
"Now that there's a chance to recover or even become stronger, I must try it; no one can stop me!
"As long as I am strong enough, whatever divine retribution, is just bullshit!
"Genius? An unripe genius is worth less than nothing!"
He then extended his dark hand and grabbed directly toward the powerless Chu Feng.
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